L'elisir d'amore - 'Una furtiva lagrima' (Vittorio Grigolo, The Royal Opera)

Vittorio Grigolo as Nemorino sings 'Una furtiva lagrima' from Act II of Laurent Pelly's production of Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. Find out more at www.roh.org.uk/...
L'elisir d'amore is one of the most frequently performed of all Donizetti's operas. It combines a touching love story and hilarious comedy with beautiful music, including the much-loved aria 'Una furtiva lagrima'. The opera’s premiere in Milan in 1832 was a triumph and secured Donizetti's place as one of the leading Italian opera composers of his day.
The Royal Opera's charming production is set in the sun-drenched countryside of 1950s Italy, complete with haystacks, Vespas and even a stray dog. It is injected with lively, visual humour, from Nemorino's tipsy clowning to Dulcamara's lumbering truck from which he sells his quack remedies. Donizetti deftly brings his characters alive with a sparkling score: Nemorino's love for Adina is expressed through lyrical arias; Adina’s animated, flamboyant style softens as her feelings towards Nemorino begin to change - and all the while Dulcamara endlessly chatters away with irrepressible self-belief.

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[@johnbeard111]

It’s an introspective song. His interpretation is a manifestation of his mental and emotional state in character. Absolutely amazing blend of stage movement and musicality. And his voice is of course like steel velvet.

[@allanstark4219]

He has a new fresh way to interpret that wonderful song. Made it even more wonderful.

[@maxpetronio8906]

He truly sings! He sings for his life! Amazing!

[@karannina1]

i do not understand why people criticize him so much..he is a young man with so much potential and such a beautiful and melodic voice....i have been listing to him since the beginning of his Carrier and he is versatile and his voice is getting better and better..i love his voice and i applaud him...bravo Vittorio

[@tonywilliams7147]

Sonia Oliveira Saw him at ROH in this wonderful Laurent Pelly production and loved it would rather pay to hear VG than the blandness of Fabiano etc

[@ssr6036]

He is probably one of the worst tenors alive today.

[@YDNILL1]

@@ssr6036You MUST be kidding me.

[@ariedeboer9008]

What a Beautiful song. I like this opera very much. Have steen it 2x 🥰👍

[@michaelwalker4022]

Very moving piece of Opera very beautiful 🥰

[@stephenfletcher6801]

He sang his fricken face off! Warm, beautiful voice and seriously easy on the eyes. Bravo!

[@mariarosamarconato1574]

caro Vittorio tu sospiri e molti altri lo fanno. Auguri per un futuro sempre più splendido

[@charveztalent]

Love his melodic tone!

[@YDNILL1]

What a voice!

[@bostonodonohue]

Wow, what an amazing actor/performer !! Blessing fron Northern California

[@evandrojoaquimgarcia9216]

Linda demais em todos os tempos! Ouvi pela primeira vez aos 5/6 anos, pois meus pais tinham o hábito de curtir músicas assim!

[@paralegalcollege5502]

He has passion!

[@MariaAssunta-ym3li]

I commenti negativi non possono interessare Vittorio!Vittorio ha un successo straordinario in tutto il mondo perche' ha un grande talento! E' tutta invidia! Vittorio e' unico.❤❤❤❤❤

[@andysbg77]

FANTASTIC!!!! Seen him on Monday in Vienna!!!!

[@tatjanashokotjko3874]

Красавец да ещё и прекрасно поёт чудо.Браво .Брависсимо.

[@ingeborghohfeld9001]

Welch eine von Vittorio Grigolo wunderschön und gefühlvoll gesungene Tenorarie aus "Der Liebestrank" von Donizetti!

[@eleanorcopp9010]

It feels like a lot of the people commenting on this video are unaware of the concept of interpretation! Yes, he decided to give this aria a melancholy tone, but why does that make his interpretation any less valid? It’s time to stop holding performers up to the likes of Pavarotti and just enjoy opera. As for the acting, he has to project to the very top of the amphitheatre so it didn’t bother me at all. What I just watched was a beautifully sung, fresh take on one of my favourite arias, why not just leave it at that and stop with the frankly pointless criticisms!

[@ssr6036]

It's shit. He is an awful singer, one of the worst.

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@zeynepungut9676]

İ like his voice very much.

[@rickierosso221]

Shut up

[@lolareyalvarez3339]

I agree! I also always thought of this aria as a little bit melancholic as well. Like he cannot believe that it is actually true, or that it finally happened!

[@greetdebelder6732]

Magnifiek !i love this so much...

[@emanff18]

That spin on 3.01 though 😂

[@TCt83067695]

Lol he was really feeling himself wasn't he? 3:01

[@MariaAssunta-ym3li]

Dove lo trovi un Nemorino così? Voce grande, recitazione appassionata. Vittorio sei unico.

[@fouadabiaad1298]

Beautifully presented bravoooo!

[@jjh2456]

This is very good. Sometimes I think he over does it, but here the phrasing is perfect. There is enough ham as to not over shadow the vocal line so it works.

[@Encolpius79]

These comments are incredibly harsh, I have to say. His melisma is some of the best in the biz! And you can really hear that in the final 'non chiedo'.

[@ssr6036]

The only thing Grigolo is good at is over acting and pushing his voice so much that it has a nice wobble in it.

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@erosg91]

Grande, grandissimo Vittorio Grigolo appassionatamente originale e denso di emozione e poesia.

[@2mising]

I was a little undecided whether this was a world class performance of this beautiful aria or not so I revisited Giuseppe Di Stefano to find out.

[@spider3web221]

2mising: Not fair. No one comes close to a young Di Stefano.

[@joejohnson945]

@@spider3web221 I have to agree

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@좌회전금지-z6f]

New way of singing an aria. I love it. Even opera has to change

[@ssr6036]

No it doesn't, it's only getting worse and Grigolo is a great example of how bad its getting.

[@Tin0unoduetre]

Lol, the opera is gonna turn into a musical soon

[@ngwee1]

@@ssr6036 Terrible voice: might as well be crooning.

[@ngwee1]

@@Tin0unoduetre And will definitely need a microphone. This kind of mosquito voice will never be heard over a real orchestra.

[@ssr6036]

@@ngwee1 No, Grigolo is too way over the top to be crooning, nothing cool or classy about his way of singing. It's more like overly hammed up musical theatre style singing, but I take your point.

[@eudochiacertan9714]

Senza parole

[@erichodges6066]

I love this song always now

[@linlasj]

1:17 is wonderfully done. And every other bar as well. But there I got catched.

[@AlejandroGarcia-ek3uy]

Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gregglienna1442]

He’s great!

[@titabell360]

This rendition is alot more clear and precise as opposed to newyork studio, full of noise and echoes Tutto Bene clarity and melancholic perfect for the Times

[@karannina1]

powerful and melodic voice..and feeling..absolutely love it

[@ilknurgizemm]

Bravo!

[@francescaboffelli5539]

Bellissims,opera soprattutto per la musica.

[@mikapollo]

is he doing a lot? yes. he is doing So Much. but opera is doing a lot, i feel that he fits the melodrama of the art

[@AdrianSantosoGan]

Don't forget to turn down the volume before watching your next video..

[@geertjestarreveld3125]

Excellent

[@nidiaarelimontalvocardenas2278]

Hermosa y conmovedora interpretación. Gracias por compartir.

[@terrietackett8964]

Villazon's 2005, wildly uninhibited version is my favorite....

[@andreetorres1640]

No se lo que dices pero opino exactamente lo mismo. VILLAZON'S es grandioso

[@MrGranfield]

Check out Jussi Bjorling’s interpretation of this classic aria.

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@GramarTv]

Si può criticare quanto vuole, però une bel controllo della voce.

[@mariusstranger]

very nice

[@song32290]

gosh there sure are lot of opera snobs here I love his singing.

[@ChemistryAtomistic]

Lovely!!

[@DuikoAndri]

Самое лучшее исполнение партии , это просто грандиозно . Лучше только Карузо ! Плачу ….

[@dimasgirl2749]

I'm in love with this guy.

[@javiersalinagarcia]

4:04 Excelente!

[@Fab1oN2]

I was there ;)

[@lulamidgeable]

BBC played this recording on Radio 3. Really good cast in a lovely opera.

[@fernandoparedes7557]

Bellísimo!!!

[@jongchaikim3746]

Just great, Vittorio Grigolo!

[@maurochantal9004]

Lovely voice. Bravo!

[@hacibabayev]

BEST BEST BEST PERFORMANCE

[@germanquintero10121946]

Magnifica voz gracias por compartirlo

[@martinefox9512]

magnifique !!! peut-être un DVD ?...

[@matteogasparri5963]

quante smorfie per un'aria così delicata...non è mica niun mi tema!!!su su

[@erosg91]

Matteo Gasparri Permettimi di dire che Grigolo ha un suo carattere e non necessariamente deve conformarsi a stili sempre uguali.. Ricordiamoci poi che è l'orchestra a seguire il tenore e non viceversa. Può non piacerti, e questo riguarda solo un tuo personale giudizio ma non una sentenza condivisibile. Ricordiamoci che la strafamosa Gioconda conosciuta in tutto il mondo, al Louvre nessuno la guarda con tanto interesse perché è un piccolo quadro. Bisogna aprire le nostre menti e godere di cose proposte da diverse angolazioni, bisogna leggerne il sottotesto, cosa che pochi sanno fare. In questo caso il sottotesto è messo a disposizione dall'esecutore per il suo pubblico. Se non riuscissimo ad apprezzare e godere della personale e unica interpretazione di un esecutore, resteremmo per sempre dei pessimi e inutili critici.

[@giudiciadanna4550]

@@erosg91 , guarda che siamo cresciuti dentro il Louvre e ti faccio notare, se non l'hai mai visitato, che tutto il pubblico sta davanti alla Gioconda e che non e' un piccolo quadro e che le altre opere capitali sono quasi prive di spettatori. Grigolo e' invece piuttosto piccolo e non se n'e' accorto ancora nessuno...o pochi...

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Canta meglio Filianoti, poi la Scala nel 2008 l'ha fatto fuori x far posto ai vari Meli Sartori Grigolo, una manica di raccomandati.

[@matteogasparri5963]

@Eros Grimaldi con tutto il rispetto, il fatto che il mio parere ( di moltissimi probabilmente troppi mi creda) non sia condivisibile è scontato, per cui questa dissertazione filosofica la trovo vuota, come vuoti sono i teatri in confronto a qualche decennio fa di voci e artisti seri seppur diversi tra loro

[@susanaramos1096]

When are you bringing this one back? Pleaseeeee.

[@CAPRICORN12241]

😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏OMG❤❤❤❤❤

[@mariyaphilipova]

"Една скрита сълза се появи в очите и. Тези млади момичета, изглежда, че ме ревнува. Какво повече може да искам? Какво повече може да искам? Тя ме обича! Да, тя ме обича , аз го виждам. Аз го виждам.

[@raydf]

It seems that Vittorio is "wired", with a cable clearly shown on the back of the neck. What is that wire for? A mike? An earpiece? (His interpretation is superb, by the way.)

[@maryvaillancourt1158]

F all the haters. Post your version if it's so much better. It takes balls to sing on stage. He's singing well with vulnerability and expression.

[@ssr6036]

He is singing like he has been electrocuted. Just wobbles all over the place and overdoes everything. Absolutely awful.

[@НатальяБаринова-ш6ы]

К яйцам , как вы выразилась, Неплохо бы ещё голову иметь, желательно вокально умную😊

[@danutaczewzyk8624]

👋👋👋Wielkie brawa Vittorio

[@zeynepungut9676]

Along with his excellent voice and talent of acting, he is very good looking.

[@enio5966]

Muito obrigado.. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@earl_lemongrab2089]

This is giving me nightmares

[@Assissiai]

Non è male, ma lavora troppo. Questo repertorio implica un'emissione più naturale, quieta. Da qui nasce l'eccessiva corporalità e il dispendio energetico, che lo costringono ad allungare le pause per scaricare le tensioni.

[@ceriellis1090]

Vera, dov'e sua legato?

[@aldofonti]

Vittorio Tremolo

[@Max-ml6rj]

Non ci siamo proprio

[@katismad_]

Very beautiful.......

[@linnaeusshecut3959]

Notice that the upward run on the word "chiedo" (3:26) in the next to the last line does not sound like just a vocal exercise as it sometimes does by other tenors.

[@penepatitenor]

Aria doesn't sound effortless like other tenors either

[@tonywilliams7147]

Darren Pene Junior Pati why should it singing isn’t effortless?

[@antonioha4551]

Troppo saporito!

[@kaiserjager2754]

Il problema di Grigolo non e capacita vocale, ma capacite mentale. Ama se stesso molto, e si mette sopra l'autore, sopra la partitura! Muti lo darebbe un calciaculo!

[@serenalazzarini7816]

Conduvido.in pieno..narciso gli fa un baffo...

[@rickysword3945]

Ahahhaha sicuramente. È una rockstar più che un esecutore di opera lirica.

[@giudiciadanna4550]

@@rickysword3945 , non conosci le rockstar. Le rockstar sono un'altra cosa, hanno delle qualita' e un grande carisma, Grigolo no, e' uno qualunque, cosi ce ne sono a migliaia nel mondo, e' solo fortuna e canali giusti.

[@francescaboffelli5539]

Prenderei te ,con la brutta espressione che hai detto.Cafone! Bravissimo Vittorio,attualmente Unico!

[@kaiserjager2754]

@@francescaboffelli5539 piccolina. Grigolo e lontano di essere unico. Un buffone senza rispeto del donno che il buon dio l'avevo dato. Questo e la mia modesta opinione

[@НатальяБаринова-ш6ы]

Апофеоз дурного вкуса😢😊 Это с первого такта слушать невозможно! Как хотим, так и поём! Пишите на афише - мюзикл И не будет вопросов😊

[@cheval63sg]

我喜欢。J'ai aime.

[@hetedeleambacht6608]

very good acting for an opera singer, does the song justice. Just a tad too slow for my taste but thats personal, the difficult cadenza in the end is very well peformed congrats

[@maryvallettakeith6146]

It ain't Otello, bro. 🤣 Grigolo is always on 11, and most of the time that's good. But this should be lighter. The voice, however, should be darker as it is at 2:52. That's a beautiful tone he should be encouraged to use more often.

[@barrystein1968]

A little too much "West Side Story" for me.

[@marielaurencegonzalez2400]

magnifique §§§ merci

[@classicalaid1]

I just read about Grigolo being fired from two mahor opera houses due to his sexual activities while onstage. I wanted to hear him in performance and indeed the world is losing an exceptional performing artist. Here is hoping he seeks the appropriate help for his issues which are now ruining his life.

[@penepatitenor]

Why is he so sad? Nemorino isn't sad in this aria.

[@MrGergiev]

👍

[@ssr6036]

Why is he so bad?

[@penepatitenor]

@@ssr6036 😅😂😂😂

[@lesleydavies7961]

I saw this production and I thought he was just perfect . I have also seen him as Cavaradossi and Hoffman . Such a shame that there has been such a lot of negative traffic about him . The production of Faust , which I saw with Michael Fabiano was very raunchy and I know he was Faust with a different cast. . Having been a performer I can tell you that sometimes your role can slip into reality unless you are very guarded . Even in amateur theatre there is a deal of snogging in the wings

[@MoiraRussell]

Damn, these comments are more harsh than an audience at Parma.

[@paoloromeo899]

Ho sentito che l'orchestra segue il tenore. L'aria si prova e il direttore decide il tempo.

[@manricaajo8551]

non ci siamo proprio, vibrato eccessivo, pause fuori tempo, voce piatta senza colore, recitazione claunesca. No , siamo evidentemente in crisi di tenori per farlo cantare a Londra

[@josepinheiro2662]

Olá

[@jonathancoleman5351]

Fai meglio, tu?

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Un mediocre, e' stato raccomandato da Pavarotti.

[@nikolaikrinets5136]

Красавчик! Поёт как ему удобно. Оригинал.

[@schipa456]

Where is the work out room?

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@АндрейИванов-ъ1з6ш]

Молодец! Класс!!!

[@opus100jl]

for all you naysayers, jealousy will get you nowhere.

[@ssr6036]

Bad singing on the other hand, obviously got Grigolo places. But then again, when everyone is used to crap, this is probably good.

[@ESilva-gw9ig]

That is the kind of music suitable for his voice, not heavy spinto roles. He should stick to this repertoire.

[@myrielpadua3015]

Perfect !!! A godsend!

[@ssr6036]

God must hate us.

[@nelavc21]

Beautiful!

[@fernandopinheirobb]

UNA FURTIVA LACRIMA O pobre Nemorino vê a lágrima, de maneira incerta, No rosto da amada Adina e surge a ária Una furtiva Lacrima", da ópera 'L'elisir D'amore', de Donizetti, É, de certo modo, a nosso ver, arriscada assertiva. Nemorino delira de amor e, mui enternecido, sente: "Como se meus suspiros fossem dela, e seus suspiros fossem meus!" A impressão que se tem, na aparente Situação, ela pode também, numa época de vampiros. A Covid -19 começa a fazer mudança em quase tudo: Trabalho, lazer, passeios, viagens, relação de namorada, Onde tudo na vida sai da rotina e começa a ficar mudo. Há busca por novos rumos, mas dentro da roda girada É a densa consciência planetária indo pra longe embora Arrastando os valores que o dinheiro fez a arrancada. (*) (*) FERNANDO PINHEIRO, presidente da Academia de Letras dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil. - UNA FURTIVA LACRIMA (poesia), de Fernando Pinheiro. - in O mundo de Morfeu, de Fernando Pinheiro.

[@patriziaalbesano3143]

meraviglioso......commovente! !!

[@waltermiccia4280]

Ma come è possibile che canti al Royal Opera House, esistono tenori meno blasonati che sono nettamente superiori a Grigolo, mi ha impressionato ascoltare il tenore cinese Yijie Shi che ė ad un altro livello per tecnica, bellezza della voce e stile.

[@eugeniogentili1048]

E' stato ben raccomandato da Pavarotti.

[@waltermiccia4280]

In tal caso mi viene di pensar male di Pavarotti, ha raccomandato qualcuno che è 'piombo' rispetto a lui che è 'platino'. Basta ascoltare la differenza in 'Angelo casto e bel' del duca d'Alba

[@eugeniogentili1048]

@@waltermiccia4280 Io non stravedo nenche x Pavarotti, lei ha idea di quanti tenori sono stati superiori al tenore romagnolo pesarese?Basta ascoltare Bruno Prevedi e siamo gia' a un altro livello kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJmZkGekqc2Hd9U my opinion

[@mariomario2825]

@@eugeniogentili1048 lei scherza vero? Ma sappiamo o no cosa è la tecnica? Mi avesse detto gigli, o lauri volpi o danise, avrei capito ma Prevedi..... mah....

[@GiovanniGGori]

@@mariomario2825 Ma Danise è un baritono...

[@НатальяБаринова-ш6ы]

Какая такая интерпретация!😂 Это просто не академический вокал! Это не мюзикл , это опера!!!😊

[@phantomfantom]

nice instrument... but why the mannered crooning and super pianissimo falsetto? Didn't the conductor have a talk with him during rehearsals?

[@RichardTaylor1630]

It's his interpretation. Not everyone is going to feel Nemorino's moment of transformation the same way. Personally I prefer Juan Diego Florez' interpretation, but Griggolo is entitled to play it as he feels it.

[@MisterChris1978]

Holy shit could that be more condescending. Why don’t you get on stage and take a crack at it, tenor boy

[@deedragongirl]

Luckily he backed out of Simon Cowell's Popera Group, Il Divo.

[@TCt83067695]

Is that where he's from?

[@ontkotb]

He doesn't know the meaning of LEGATO. Listen to Pavarotti (his "idol") and you'll hear.

[@kaiserjager2754]

The only smart comment here!

[@serenalazzarini7816]

Ma lui si crede piu bravo di Pavarotti.....

[@tonedeafsinger3936]

I would but can't hear him (Vittorio)... Some mumbling but can't know if he is mumbling with legato or not. Sorry.

[@MrGergiev]

No belcanto here

[@TCt83067695]

Where are all these critical comments everyone is talking about?